Course Schedule

The activities listed here are due before the next class begins.

9/3:     Class: Welcome! “Google Me” and syllabus review.

Home: E-Introductions of your partner posted to the blog. Get your books. Read: Vannevar Bush. “As We May Think.” The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/

9/8:     Class: Present Introductions, discuss blog.

Home: Read E. M. Forster. “The Machine Stops.” (full text online)          http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html

9/10:    Class: Annotate “The Machine Stops.”

Home: Finish annotations. Read Jason Ponti. “How Authors Write.” MIT Technology Review. http://www.technologyreview.com/review/429654/how-authors-write/

9/15:    Class: The History of New Media. Digital Literacy Narratives.

Home: Post narratives by Friday. Read Jussi Parikka.“The Geology of Media.” The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/the-geology-of-media/280523/

9/17:    Class: Defining “new media.” Bring Writer/Designer.

Home: Read Lev Manovich. “What is New Media?” from The Language of New Media. (pages 11-62). Research definitions of “new media,” post summary.

9/22     Class: Present narratives.

Home: Read Kevin Kelly. What Technology Wants. (Introduction – Origins, 1-73).

9/24     Class: Presentations continued.

Home: Read Kevin Kelly. What Technology Wants. (Imperatives – Listen to Tech, 73-175).  CHECK YOUR GROUP.

9/29     Class: Library Session. Discussion of midterm.

Home: Read Kevin Kelly. What Technology Wants. (Choosing the Inevitable – Choices, 175- 239) Group 1 post provocations.

10/1     Class: Applying Manovich to the WP Interface. Fishbowl for group 1 (first section of Kelly book). Bring Kelly book and Manovich article.

Home: Finish Kevin Kelly. Group 2 post provocations.

10/6     Class: Fishbowl for group 2. Bring Writer/Designer.

Home: Midterm draft. Read Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Part 1.

10/8     Class: Book traces.  Bring Writer/Designer.

Home: Post Book Traces reflection/images/discoveries. Continue to read Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Work on midterm.

10/13   No Class.  Read Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Part 2. Post midterm draft by Tuesday night.

10/15   Class: Midterm workshop. Bring paper copies of your midterm draft.

Home: Finish Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Post revised midterm by Friday at midnight.

10/20   Class:  Fahrenheit 451 debate. Design Fiction/Final assignment.

Home: Read Kari Kraus. “Bibliocircuitry and the Design of the Alien Everyday.” PDF. Post three questions for Dr. Kraus.

10/22 Class: Guest Speaker, Kari Kraus.

Home: Read Margaret Atwood. Oryx and Crake. Parts 1-5. Post provocation. Live tweet!

10/27   Class: Fishbowl. Live tweet!

Home: Read Margaret Atwood. Oryx and Crake. Parts 6-10. Respond/Post provocation. Live tweet!

10/29   Class: Fishbowl. Dystopias. Live tweet!

Home: Finish Margaret Atwood. Oryx and Crake. Parts 11-15. Respond/Post provocation. Live tweet!

11/3     Class: Fishbowl. Live tweet!

Home: Read Katherine Hayles. How We Think. Selection from pdf, 1-19. Optional: How we read.

11/5     Class: Reverse outlining Hayles.

Home: Read Katherine Hayles. How We Think. Selection from pdf, Tech TOC, 85-123. Optional: Chapter 5. Post close readings.

11/10   Class: Comparative Media Studies.

Home: Read Matthew Kirschenbaum. Track Changes. Selection, pdf. Read Sullivan/ Kirschenbaum interview online:   http://harvardpress.typepad.com/hup_publicity/2014/01/hannah-sullivan-matthew-kirschenbaum-in-conversation.html.

Post a question for Matthew Kirschenbaum by Sunday night, the earlier the better (use tag “Track Changes).

11/12   Class: Guest visit, Matthew Kirschenbaum.

Home: Review Matthew Kirschenbaum. New Mechanisms. Selection, pdf: available under “Readings” and here http://raley.english.ucsb.edu/wp-content/Engl800/Kirschenbaum-intro.pdf. Write pitch, post by FRIDAY. Read all pitches by Monday.

11/17   Class: Anthony T. Atkins. “Collaborating Online: Digital Strategies for Group Work.” available under “Readings” and here: http://www.parlorpress.com/pdf/atkins–collaborating-online.pdf

Choose groups, write contract.

Home: Develop proposal.

11/19   Class: Annotated Bibliographies.

Home: Post 2 annotated bibliography entries. Respond to 4 entries. Work on final project.

11/24   Class: Revision with your group. Bring your proposals to class on paper.

Home: Revise and post proposal by Sunday.

11/26   CLASS CANCELLED. Happy Thanksgiving!

12/1     Class: Designing time. Conferences.

Home:  Group work.

12/3     Conferences.

Home:  Finish final project.

12/8    Presentations.

12/10   Presentations.